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Superfine, Benjamin Michael – American Educational Research Journal, 2009
In "Kitzmiller v. Dover" (2005), a court defined science to decide the legitimacy of teaching intelligent design to high school biology students. This study analyzes "Kitzmiller" in light of the complex and interrelated tensions between judicial, scientific, and democratic decision making that lie at the heart of modern…
Descriptors: Courts, Educational Policy, Decision Making, Sciences
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Epley, B. Glen – NASSP Bulletin, 2007
Public school leaders often find themselves caught between groups with passionately held--but widely varying--views regarding the appropriate role for religion in public schools. Tensions are heightened by the growth of well-funded special interest groups inclined to litigate anywhere a test case arises. By reviewing the most recent judicial…
Descriptors: Court Litigation, Constitutional Law, Public Schools, State Church Separation